Day 1 and the Beginning of the Blog

I am sitting in front of Flying J Ehrenberg, just north of Pichacho Peak, having a yogurt and wheat bread snack.

Water from this Walmart Camelback knock-off bladder tastes terrible. But I only paid $9.98 for it. That makes easier to swallow.

Still in my own backyard but this is farther north than I've ever been on this bike. Odometer just turned over 10,000 miles. In the process of observing the ten-thousand digit change for the first time ever, I discovered that the odometer uses a factor of exactly 1.6 in its conversion from miles to km, which is an approximation. The actual conversion factor is 1.609.

So far so good. On the interstate highway I had the throttle locked for about 60 mph, which is less windy and more fuel efficient than a higher speed, although the bike is quite comfortable at 75... or 150.

0'dark hundred departure

Beginning time and mileage

First Fuel stop Flying J Ehrenburg

Next planned refueling is Quartzite, though I will probably make a rest stop before that.